AQUAMAN Shifts to Christmas 2018 Release

Originally, DC Films’ Aquaman was expected to be released in July 2018. Then, the studio pushed it back to an October 5th, 2018 release. Now, as production is getting ready to begin, the release date has been moved yet again.

Warner Bros. will now release Aquaman on December 21st, 2018, just in time for the holidays. This date was widely expected to be reserved for James Cameron’s Avatar sequel, but the filmmaker recently confirmed that (surprise!) the movie won’t be ready for 2018. Additionally, that date is also held by Sony’s animated Spider-Man movie starring the Miles Morales character. Could that film move to another date now?

No reason was given for Aquaman‘s move. However, it does take advantage of the prized December release slot, now that no other franchise has it. (Star Wars is moving back to May next year with the release of the Han Solo standalone.)

But Aquaman‘s delay now places it more than a year after the preceding DC film, Justice League. Now that Aquaman won’t be released until the end of 2018, could WB schedule another DC movie for fall of that year? The Flash is getting a one-page rewrite, while The Batman is reportedly not shooting this year (and may get another rewrite). Gotham City Sirens has a director, star and screenwriter attached. Could that film be ready in time for a fall/late summer 2018 release? We’ll have to wait and see.

Aquaman stars Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. James Wan directs from a script by Will Beall.

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